Mitch McConnell — Pro-border-enforcement: A
Mitch McConnell voted for the Pro-border-enforcement side 96% of the time on 16 counted Senate votes, for a grade of A. Mitch McConnell missed 1 of these votes.
Official Senate roll-call votes (via Voteview)
A means the senator voted for this side most often — not that the senator is better. F means the senator voted against this side most often. Based on votes through 2026-08-08.
How did Mitch McConnell vote on immigration?
Mitch McConnell was in the Senate but missed 1 of these votes; missed votes are not listed or counted.
| Date | Bill | What it was | Side counted | Mitch McConnell's vote | Matched side? | Official roll call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-20 | HR6061 | Cloture on the Secure Fence Act (2006) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 252 |
| 2006-09-29 | HR6061 | Secure Fence Act: 700 miles of border fencing (2006) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 262 |
| 2023-06-01 | HR3746 | Border security amendment (House border bill text) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 138 |
| 2024-05-23 | S4361 | Emergency border security and fentanyl funding (flag: bipartisan deal opposed by many on both sides) | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 182 |
| 2025-01-09 | S5 | Laken Riley Act: detain immigrants charged with theft (cloture) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 1 |
| 2025-01-13 | S5 | Laken Riley Act (motion to proceed) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 2 |
| 2025-01-15 | S5 | Adds crimes that trigger mandatory detention | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 3 |
| 2025-01-15 | S5 | Strips states' power to sue federal immigration agencies | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 4 |
| 2025-01-20 | S5 | Adds deadly or violent crimes to mandatory detention | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 6 |
| 2025-01-20 | S5 | Laken Riley Act final passage | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 7 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 | 2025 budget law, which added border and ICE funding (flag: multi-issue bill) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 372 |
| 2026-01-30 | HR7148 | Rescinds ICE funding | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 18 |
| 2026-04-22 | SCONRES33 | Deport immigrants convicted of rape, murder or child sexual abuse | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 92 |
| 2026-04-29 | SJRES99 | Restores automatic work-permit extensions for immigrants | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 111 |
| 2026-06-04 | S2 | Moves ICE money to child care | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 149 |
| 2026-06-05 | S2 | Moves ICE money to DACA processing | Nay | Nay | Yes | Roll call 152 |